| BEESWAX | |
| INS: | 901 | Functional class: | GLAZING AGENT; RELEASE AGENT; CHEWING GUM BASE COMPONENT; CARRIER FOR FLAVOUR | Latest evaluation: | 2005 | ADI: | ACCEPTABLE | Comments: | No safety concern at the predicted dietary exposure (less than 650 mg/person per day), based on the long history of use and lack of toxicity observed with the major components of beeswax | Report: | TRS 934-JECFA 65/12 | Specifications: | COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 13/FNP 52 Add. 13/11 | Tox monograph: | FAS for JECFA 65 in press | Previous status: | 2004, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 12/FNP 52 Add. 12/67 (METALS LIMITS)
1992, TRS 828-JECFA 39/24, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 1/FNP 52 Add.1/7, FAS 30-JECFA 39/231. PRESENT USES (AS A RELEASE AND GLAZING AGENT IN BAKERY PRODUCTS, A GLAZING AGENT ON FRESH AND FROZEN FRUIT, A GLAZING AGENT ON CANDY, A CARRIER FOR FLAVOURS, AND A COMPONENT OF CHEWING-GUM BASE) NOT OF TOXICOLOGICAL CONCERN. AC. N |
| 31 Jan 06 | |
See Also:
Toxicological Abbreviations
Beeswax (WHO Food Additives Series 30)
Beeswax (WHO Food Additives Series 56)